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UNITED STATES LEONARD V. MORSE, OF MYSTIC RIVER, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOROF I-IALF TO FRANK FOOTE, OF- SAME PLACE.

PATENT OFFICE.

UMBRELLA RACK AND LOCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 428,814, dated May 27,1890.

Application iiled April 13, 1889. Serial No. 307,191. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that L'LEONARD W. MORSE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mystic River, in the county of New London and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inUmbrella Racks and Locks, which improvements are fully set forth anddescribed in the following specification, reference being had to theaecompanying four sheets of drawings, in Which- Figure 1 is aperspective view of an umbrella rack or stand embodying my saidinvention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged outernface view of one of thelock-sections, the covering-plate 22 beingremoved to expose the innerparts Fig. 3 is a view of said plate 22, showing its inner facethat is,the face that confronts the lock-Work when said plate is secured inplace and the lock ready for use. Fig. 4. is a detached view of a keyadapted for use with the lock thus far illustrated. Fig. 5 is aperspective view of the bolt 39, that serves to retain the key in thelock when said lock is not called into service to hold an umbrella; andFig. 6 is an elevation of the bolt 26, Whose office is to prevent theWithdrawal of the sliding bar 23, that holds an umbrella in place in therack. Fig. 7 is a view of the plate illustrated in Fig. 3, but showingthe reverse (outer) face. Figs. 8 and 9 are, respectively,cross-sections of Fig. 2 on lines w and z. Fig. 10 is a view of alock-section with plate 22 and sliding bar 23 removed, but having theend of the next bar 23 of the series moved forward and locked by bolt26. Fig. 11 is a view of one of the sliding bars as it appears from theunder side. Fig. 12 is a longitudinal section of a lock on line y y ofFig. 1.

This invention is in the class of umbrellaracks that contain a multiplenumber of locking devices of peculiar construction, by means of whichumbrellas deposited therein are securely locked and cannot-be removedexcept by aid of a suitable key. The act of inserting a key andreleasing the bolt or bar that holds the umbrella in place also causesan independent bolt to pass through said key, and thus lock it in therack until said rack is again brought into use to hold an umbrella.

My object is to attain these desirable effects by simple andcomparatively cheap mechanism.

Referring to the drawings, the referencefigure 15 indicates av plate orstandard of Wood or metal and of any desired design, to which is secureda pan 16, to receive the drip from wet umbrellas, and a bracket 17,havingv openings 18, to receive umbrellas and prevent any lateraldisplacement of the same. The upper end of the plate 15 is formed as abracket 19, provided with a series of notches 20,`that are in verticalalignment with the openings 18 above referred to. These notches 20 areof a size to just receive the handle or stick of an umbrella.

At the front edge of bracket 19 are located the bolts and lockingdevices that form the essential features of my invention. Said devicesare held and concealed in a chamber or recess 21, located at one side ofthe entrance to each notch 20, said chamber being closed by a plate 22,that is screwed or otherwise fastened in place and forms the outer Wallof said chamber. l

In eachof the chambers 2l is a bar or bolt 23, arranged to slidelongitudinally across the ONE- entrance to one of the notches 20, toclose said entrance, and thus prevent theremoval of an umbrelladeposited therein. y The continued movement of said bar 23 causes itsend to en* ter the chamber 21 next adjoining, where it engages and isheld by locking mechanism, which I will proceed to describe.

In the bar 23 (on its inner side) is a hole 24, (see Fig. 2,) and in arecess 25 in the end of chamber 2l is a bolt 2G, with beveled end, thatis engaged by bar 23 as said bar moves forward. Bolt -26 is forcedoutward by a spiral spring 27, seated in the bottom of the rccess 25,and is also provided with a lateral arm 2S, Whose end projects beyondthe beveled end of the main bolt 2G and forms a stop that abuts againsttheinner face of the coverplate 22, and thus limits the movement of saidmain bolt. Immediately over or at the point Where said arm 2S abutsagainst plate 22 said plate is slotted to receive a key made,preferably, of sheet metal, substantially as shown at 29 in Figs. 4 and9. with plain key-slot, is preferably screwed to IOO An escutcheon 30,

-the edge of the key to be used therewith.

This construction provides for a multiple of different keys oi simple :form and prevents the insertion of a plain piece of sheet metal.

lVhen the proper key is inserted, it engages the end ot arm 28, and whensufticient pressure is applied said arm and its attached bolt 26 arepushed inward against the force et' spring 27. This action withdrawssaid bolt 2G from the opening :Il in the sliding bar 23, allowing saidharto slide backward, and thus open the entrance to notch 20. The lowerwall of chamber 2l is slotted lengthwise, as at 32, Fig. 2, to receivethe stem of an operating-knob 3l. Stem 33 enters the har 253, and itwill be understood that by grasping the knob 3i said bar may be moved adistance equal to the length of slot 32. The bottom ol` chamber 2lV isalso slotted lengthwise, as at 35, to receive a spiral spring 36, (seeFigs. l0 and 12,) that engaged and compressed by a stud 37, projectingdownward from bar 23 into said slot 35, when said bar is slid outward.Spring 3U remains compressed so long as bar 23 is held by the beveledbolt 2G, above described; but when said bolt is forced back by theinsertion oll a key spring 36 acts to shoot the bar 23 back to itsnormal position in chamber 2l,instead of requiring the operator to graspknob 34: an d draw said bar back.

lVithin the chamber 2l, adjacent to the bolt 2G, a wire bolt, that isbent back upon itself to form two arms 3S 3) and is held by staples 40in such manner that said bolt may move longitudinally under or throughsaid staples. Arm 3S of said wire bolt carries a spiral spring 4l, oneof whose ends abuts a staple 4J) and the opposite end abuts a shoulderor collar l2 on said arm 38, so that said spring acts constantly tofi'orce said bolt to the right hand, as viewed in Figs. 2 and lO. Arm 3Slies at the bottom of the chamber fil and its end extends outward to apoint about opposite the center of the bolt 2U and lies directly in thepath of the sliding bar The companion arm 3) is bent upward, as plainlyshown in Fig. 5, and terminates opposite and slightly below the end ofarm \Vhen a bai-23 is slid Ylorwz'Lrd across a notch 20, the double-wirebolt 3S G9 is abutted by said bar and pushed ahead against the torce otspring il, as illustrated in Fig. l0. lVhen it becomes necessary toagain release bar 23, a key is inserted to press down arm 2S and itsconnected beveled bolt 2G. As said ba r 23 shoots forward under pressureot' spring 30 the double-wire bolt follows and the end of its limb 3.()passes through a hole @t3 in the key, (see Fig. 0,)

thus locking said key in its slot and preventing its removal until baris again brought into use. This construction eftectually precludes allpossibility of said key being lost, stolen, or carried away by mistake.

When an umbrella has been deposited in the rack, the bar 23 is slidacross the entrance tothe notch containing the handle off said umbrella,and as said bar advances it engages the beveled end of bolt 26 andforces said bolt backward into its recess and at. the same time engagesand pushes back the doublewire bolt, whose arm 39 is thus withdrawn fromthe hole l-S of the key. When the bolt 2G is snapped forward into thehole 24C by its spring 27, the key is simultaneously forced outwardthrough the plate 22. Thus it will be seen that the insertion of the keyreleases the bar 2G, and also that the sliding and locking of said baract to release said key.

)ly described device is particularly valuable tor use in hotels,offices, and other public places and requires no attendant or operator.lVhen a person enters, he deposits his umbrella in one of the notches2() and slides the bar Il, when the key immediately thrown into hishand. This key he keeps as a check or receipt until he again has need ofsaid umbrella, when the said key or check is entered, locked, and leftin the key-slot.

ll'aving described my invention, I claim-- l. ln combination with anotched bracket, a bar arranged to slide across the entrance fo saidnotch and having both an opening 2t and a projecting stud 37, as setforth, a springactuated bolt, substantially as described, lor engagingsaid opening 24, and a spring 3U, lying in the path of said stud, as andfor the object specified.

2. In combination with a notched bracket, a bar arranged to slide acrossthe entrance thereto, a spring-actuated bolt, as set forth, for lockingsaid bar, a perforated key, as set forth, ifor pressing back said bolt,and a double-wirebolt one of whose arms lies in the path ofi saidsliding bar, the companion arm being bent upward and adapted to enterthe key-perforation when said sliding bar is withdrawn, all beingsubstantially as and for the objects specified.

I3. In combination with a bracket having a notch to receive anumln'ella-lfainlle, a bar arranged to slide across the entrance to saidnotch, bolt mechanism, as herein set forth, for locking said slidingbar, and a slotted key plate or escutcheon located adjacent to thelocking end of said bolt, all being substantially as and for the purposespecified.

LEONARD W. MORSE. lVitnesses:

FRANK lI. ALLEN, ALoNZo M. LUTHER.

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